Itchy finger

Yep, I've been spending! I looked at my accounts and decided to spalsh out on what I consider my last kawaii stationery haul, of this year (at least). I've got my eye on a few boxes of Cavallini stickers, so I won't say it's my last stationery haul of the year, but I may ask for the stickers for my bday or xmas, so maybe it will be??

I also bought some vintage playing cards on etsy this morning.

The bf and I both LOVE vintage pin-up girls and had some ideas for wall art, but sadly what we want either doesn't exist or it's just VERY hard to find. Four of the playing cards are vintage pin up themed and I plan to put them in a frame to probably go in our living room. They're pretty fantastic. Unfortuantely the seller only had those four, but said she;s always on the look out for more, so I've put in a request for her to let me know if she gets any because I'd love to snap them up and make a collection. The other 6 cards have funky mexican style designs on them, which I'm planing to use in the kitchen.

My idea of the perfect kitchen is sleek and modern meets mexican kitsch. It's hard to describe, but imagine bright colours, yellows, reds, blues, oranges, greens and pinks, beautiful pieces on display, candles and/or fairy lights, but with our stainless steel modern appliances. It sounds pretty hideous to someone who can't see into my mind and sadly we're unlikely to achieve it in this kitchen BUT when we actually own a place, I'm going to go wild and do it exactly as I want it!

Our plans for our current kitchen are pretty basic at the moment and only stretch as far as yellow on the walls and some shelves we've picked (but not purchased) for above the sink.

But we'll get there. Eventually :)

A Tour of the empty apartment.

The living room from the kitchen door


The Living room from the balcony


Living room floor tiles.

Kitchen from the door (looking right)

The Kitchen from the balcony (looking right)

Master bedroom from the door (looking right)

Master bedroom from the balcony

Second bedrom from the door (looking left)

Second room from the balcony, plus built in storage

Bathroom from the window

Bathroom tiles.

Away for the weekend

I'm not very well :( I've got a mild bacterial infection/virus living in my throat. It means I've got gloopy mucus coating my vocal chords and my voice keeps coming and going. Far from sounding sexy (ala Phoebe from friends) I sound a little posessed and feel a bit crappy. Luckily it's not too bad and I'm not in too much pain, or coughing too much.

It does mean I'm not particularly looking forward to our weekend in Turin. But it's necessary, so I'm happy to go.

In the meantime I'm getting excited about decorating. I found a really amazing blog and am hunting for more that give great inspiration, tips and tutorials on renovating, creating and DIYing furniture, accessories and anything else to do with decor, from wallpaper & stencils to photoframes and kitchen cabinets.

I need your help!

Do you know of a great site, blog or community that has similar things? It really doesn't matter about the style, it's the inspiration I'm looking for, because we'll be decorating and furnishing on a budget and I'd like to either make or revamp as many items as possible.

Even if you could leave me links to some pictures of fantastic rooms or furniture or corners of amazingness, I would be really grateful! It can be from your own house or room too, it doesn't have to be some fancy designer or well known blogger :)

During our moving/decorating project I'll be sure to ask you all for opinions and help and whatnot, as well as keeping you updated on the progress, so you'll be rewarded with pictures and thankyous all round :)

My brain is working overtime now, hehe. Be sure to have a wonderful weekend everyone xx